Combination hanger and frame-protector



J. GREENWALD.

COMBINATION HANGER AND FRAME PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILEVD AUG.6, 19I9.

1 340,71 1 Patented May 18, 1920.

WITNESSES flaw-w INVENTOR Jacob Greenmz/d A TTORNE V8 JACOB GREENWALD', OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION HANGER AND FRAME-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application filed August 6, 1919. Serial No. 315,728.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB GREENWALD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Man hattan, ,in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Combination Hanger and Frame-Protector, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to fittings for picture frames and particularly to an improved construction of combined hanger and protector or reinforcement. The object in view is to provide a corner piece for picture frames and the like which cannot be seen from. the front, but which will protect and reinforce the frame in such a manner as to prevent separation, while at the same time presenting a construction wherein a suspending cord may be readily secured thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a corner fitting or protector which is arranged with one section bent at right angles to the other and formed so as to overlap part of the rear of the frame on the inner edge in such a manner that retaining nails or other means may be passed through the device into the material of the frame.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a rear view of a picture frame with an embodiment of the invention shown applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary rear view showing one of the corners of the frame illustrated in Fig. 1 with an enlarged view of the device embodying the invention shown applied thereto.

Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. 2 on line 3-3.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the fittings shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a picture frame of any desired kind, said frame being made of any suitable material, as for instance wood. In making frames it is customary to secure the parts together at the corners by adhesive and sometimes by nails or other securing means. In the course of time these securing means become loose and allow the parts of the frame to fall apart. To prevent this from happening and at the same time to provide a cord receiving member a fitting 2 is provided which is arranged in sections 3 and 4 set at right angles to each other so as to properly fit the corner. Section 4 is provided with an upstanding spur 5 having an aperture therein for receiving the supporting cord 6. The detail construction of the fittings 2 is shown in Fig. 4, whereas it will be seen that the device is made from one piece of sheet metal and bent so as to have body sections 3 and at and upstanding flanges 7 and 8, said flanges overlapping the frame 1. It will be noted that at the point of bending 9 the flanges 7 and 8 are cut away so that the parts may be easily bent so as to provide a substantial corner fitting for the frame. The body sections 3 and at are each provided with a number of apertures 10 through which nails or other securing means may be forced when the fitting is in position. It will be noted that the body sections 3 and 4 are arranged in the glass groove 11 as shown in Fig. 3, while the flanges 7 and 8 overlap the rear face of frame 1. Preferably a number of securing nails 12 are passed through the apertures 10 whereby the corner pieces act as bracing and retaining means for a picture frame. As shown in Fig. 1 a fitting is arranged at each corner with an extension 5 on each of the upper fittings, but these extensions are omitted on the lower fittings.

What I claim is:

1. A combined hanger and frame protector comprising a body having sections ex tending at right angles to each other, each of said sections having apertures for receiving securing means, and an upstanding flange projecting at right angles to the body, one of said sections being formed with a projecting ear having an aperture for receiving a supporting cord.

2. The combination with a picture frame of a corner piece for the inside of each corner of the frame, each of said corner pieces being formed from an L-shaped piece of metal and arranged in two sections, one of said sections being at right angles to the other, said corner piece having the flange cut away at the point of bending, and a projecting ear arranged inline with one of the flanges, said ear having an opening for receiving a supporting cord while the various sections are provided with apertures for receiving securing means whereby the corner piece is secured to two sections of the picture frame.

JACOB GREENWALD. 

